Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEWS
Jeffrey Fetzko, ACSW, LSW, CFRE
Vol. 2, No. 20, September 23, 2004
The executive director news is published specifically for the employees of the Somerset Home. This issue and past issues of this newsletter are available on our web site at http://www.somersethome.org/main/pages/employee_newsletter.htm.
FSA OPEN ENROLLMENT
January is open enrollment for our Flexible Spending Account (FSA) program. The FSA allows you to elect a predetermined amount of money to be deducted from your paycheck on a pre-tax basis which then can be used to pay unreimbursed medical expenses.
Please see Gary Kreutzer for additional information and enrollment materials. If you have any out of pocket expenses such as co-pays, deductibles, dental or durable medical goods which are not covered by insurance, you can save by using this plan. Expenses are reimbursed to you from your FSA account within 1-2 weeks of submission.
Barbara Harley Concert Tickets on sale - Special Staff Discount
Country artist and songwriter Barbara Harley, along with her songwriting partner Al Lind, will present a concert to benefit the Somerset Home on Friday, Oct. 1, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Watchung Arts Center. Barbara is the four-time winner of the New Jersey Country Music Association's "Female Country Singer/Songwriter of the Year" award. Harley and Lind will perform a mix of country, folk, pop and country rock favorites, blended with originals from Harley's CD, "First Glance".
Tickets are on sale now: adults $17, children (17 and under) $7. Tickets at the door will be available for an additional $3 per person.
Tickets for staff are only $5. Contact Tierney at 908-526-6605 or todonnell@somersethome.org for tickets.
CASH, VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER accepted at the business office or use the PAYPAL link (donor@somersethome.org) below.
Verizon Wireless - Somerset Home Employee Discount
We are pleased to offer a new employee benefit for your personal Verizon phone service. You will immediately save 6% on your monthly bill and 15% on equipment by calling our account representative from Verizon and identifying yourself as an employee of Somerset Home. Please call Craig Founds at 908-256-0522 for this discount program.
Run for Runaways
Set up your personal run for runaways fundraising page and help us raise funds for our programs by clicking on the red maple leaf below.
You can help by sending email to your friends and family through the activing giving web site. If you have any questions about active giving please ask Tierney O'Donnell. She can help you set up your web page and upload pictures or whatever else you may need help with.
We have raised $2,000 of our $5,000 goal to date and have a little more than five weeks until the event. I am confident that we can reach our goal!
My Place Update
My Place had two major positive events last week. Our site plan waiver was approved which means that we have local zoning approval for My Place I. Another important event is that the Johnson and Johnson Somerset County Family of Companies has granted us $25,000 toward our efforts in developing My Place I and My Place II.
My Place I facility improvements completed last week include a new tile floor and all of the electrical work. We are still working on plumbing, closet shelving, and then cosmetic work including spackle and paint.
Furniture is scheduled to be delivered in three weeks and things will begin to come together quite quickly during the next month.
As always, thank you all for your continued hard work on behalf of our youth.
